Hand-stamp-assembling machine



July 17, 1923.

G. H. COLE HAND STAMP ASSEMBLING MACHINE Filed 0012.. 4, 1920 3Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTEJR- QZ J @146 July 17, 1923. 1,461.97

G. H. COLE HAND STAMP ASSEMBLING MACHINE Filed Oct. 4, 1920 3Sheets-Sheet 2 July 117, 1923.

I 1,461,971 5. H. COLE' HAND STAMP ASSEMBLING MACHI NE Filed Oct. 4,1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented July 17, M53235.

GEORGE E. COLE, F WENONA, OF ILLINOIS.

HAN 13-STAMP-ASSE11IBLING MACHINE.

Application filed October 4,

To all to 710m it may concern Be it known that l, Gnoncn H. Conn, acitizen oi the United States, a resident oi Wenona, State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamp- ;lssemblingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion has reference to a stamp assembling machine.

One of the objects oi the present invention is to provide a machine forassembling type for stamping purposes, and to provide a hand stamp,including a roller, into which the assembled type maybeinserted, in oneor more rows; the stamp being employed in a commercial way as asubstitute :lor and in the place of the well knownstencils now in commonuse.

The invention has for a further object to provide the assembling machinewith a magazine divided into a multiplicity of retaining compartmentsfor containing the stamp type; each compartment having assoclatedtherewith, tripping means controlling the release of the respective typefrom the com partments and adapted to be actuated by keys arranged in aconvenient manner on the machine, and a pusher being provided to movethe type to assembled position in relation to each other in the handstamp.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide the magazine witha distributing gauge board provided with graduated steps, and also toprovide each individual type with, preferably a distributing lingerarranged to ride upon the gauge board during the distribution of thetype into the several compartments of the magazine; such fingersdropping ofl oi the gauge board when the fingers of the respective typecoincide with. steps corresponding to their lengths, and thereupon dropinto their proper compartments in the magazine.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the typewithcorresponding side grooves in opposite faces to receive a shuttlebar in the hand stamp during the assembling of the type; said shuttlebars having a telescopic and detachable relation with a roller of thehand stamp to facilitate the easy and quick. return of the type to themagazine.

1920. Serial no. 414,490.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide the hand stampwith inking means, and also to provide for its being supported on themachine for the insertion of the type therein.

Lastly, means is provided for imparting the rotational movement to theroller so as to make it possible during the assembling of the type toplace one or more'rows of type in the roller of the hand stamp.

That the invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of the description, illustrating apreferred embodiment of the invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my ma chine, parts being broken away;

Figure 2 is a partial plan view of the machine, showing the keyboard andthe distributing gauge;

F igure 3 is an elevation in section, as the same would appear if taken,on the line 3+3 Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an elevation in section as the same would appear if taken onthe line ll Figure 1; i

' Figure 5 is a sectional detail, in elevation, showing the manner ofsupporting the hand stamp on the machine and the manner of assemblingthe type therein;

Figure 6 is a plan view partly in section as the same would appear iftaken on the line 6 6 Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing one of the type and distributingfinger thereon, and

Figure 8 is a perspective view broken away, showing a type shuttle.-

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout thefigures.

Stencils are commonly used for purposes of addressing boxesand packagesin merchantile establishments, but such stencils can only be used forprinting the names and addresses cut therein and sooner or later becomeuseless for one reason and another and are replaced by others. At'thebest, stencils are unsatisfactory because of their limited usefulness,by reason of the fact, that to change name or address or other data outtherein, complete and new stencils must be made. This adds materially tothe cost which I obviate, and by the use of my machine, many and variousnames and addresses may be set up and assembled in the hand stamp to beused as often as occasion may require, and changes made by the mostinexperienced person using the stamp and machine. y

In the drawings a base 1 is provided on which the magazine 2 andotherworking parts of the machine are mounted, including the hand stamp,which for convenience is referred to generally, as 3.

The support for the magazine comprises standards or braces 4:, and saidmagazine comprises the substantially rectangular box like portion andthe depending'V-shaped portion 6, the converging side walls of whichform the type outlet opening 7 at the base oi the machine. This magazineis subdivided into a plurality of vertically ar ranged compartments 8separated by the partition walls 9 which extend from a po nt at or nearthe top of the magazine to a point removed above the converging sidewalls so as to provide chute like spaces down which the type will travelto the discharge opening 7, after they are released by the trippingmeans. One compartment -8, as the drawing shows, leads directly to thedischarge opening 7,whereas, the other compartments are so positionedthat the type, after they leave their respective compartments, pass overlonger or'shorter distances,

through'such chutelike spaces. Looking at Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it willbeobserved that the rear wall of the magazine stops short of the top ofthe front wall; the latter forming a rest for a key-board 10 extendingacross the full width of the magazine and being provided with thestepped gauge board 11, each step corresponding in length to the spacingof the walls 9 of the compartments 8, see Figure 2. The function of thisgauge board will be more fully explained.

Operatively extending through the key board 10, are a plurality ofvertically disposed rods 12, which may be arranged in staggeredarrangement in two rows, or in anyother manner, and on the upper ends ofeach of said rods, are keys or buttons 13, certain of which may containletters of the alphabet, other numbers and other punctuating marks orother characters, as may be desired. The character or numeral on eachkey or button, as will be understood, designates the character ornumeral on the type in the compartment 8 which is coincident with acertain key. ,The lower ends of the rods d2 pass through a shield14lsecured to the front wall of the magazine and said rods have aconnection with trippcrs 15, pivotally connected to the shield 14 andcovered and protected thereby. Each tripper is preferably formed withfingers 16 and 17which act as stops to hold and check the type containedin the compartments 8, see Figure 3. Normally, the fingers 16 extendthrough openings 18 in the wall of the magazine and on such fingers 16rest the lowermost type, the remainder being supported there-above. hena key 13 is depressed, the tripper is oscillated, withdrawing the linger16 through the opening 18 and causing the finger 17 to be insertedthrough an opening 19 in the wall of the magazine. Such oscillation ofthe tripper will release a type resting on the finger 16, permitting itto descend to a point where it will engage and rest on the finger 17.hen the key which has been depressed, is released, a spring 20 willreturn the tripper 15 to its normal position and lift the key 18. Suchmovement of tripper and key will release the type resting on the finger17, permitting such type to discharge itself through the opening 7 ofthe magazine onto the base of the machine, and the finger 16 will arrestthe downward movement of the next above type, until the key' is againdepressed.

The type to which reference has heretofore been made, are best seen inFigures 3 and 7, and are designated 21. These types, as will beunderstood, may be made of any suitable material and of suitable size.Their printing faces are struck on an arc of a circle corresponding to aroller which'receives rows of type when assembled, and to facilitatetheir passing with ease beneath an inking roller; both of said rollersbeing journaled, as will be further explained in the hand stamp.Opposite faces of the type 21 are provided or formed, with correspondinggrooves 22to receive a shuttle onto which the type are assembled wheninserted into the containing roller of the hand stamp. Secured to andextending up from the top of each type is a distributing finger 23formed with the preferably right angular bend 24. The length of thebends .Z-i'are the same on type having corresponding characters ornumerals, but are of different lengths on type containing differentcharactens or numerals. Thus it is provided that when type withdifferent characters or nu merals are suspended on the distributinggauge 11 by the distributing fingers 28 and moved along the gauge abovethe compart ments 8, that the fingers 23 will drop off or the gauge whenthey reach steps above of? sets in length or width corresponding to thebends 2 1 of the fingers 23'; thus precipitating the type into theirproper compartments 8, in the magazine, in manner seen in Figure 3. Insaid figure, the type bodies are shown spaced by the distributingfingers 23, giving ample time for the operation of the trlppers 15, asabove explained sothat one type may be released and descend ma in acompartment 8 on the depressing of a key 18, and the tripper returned intime to' arrest the same into the shuttle.

the movement of the next above type, as a type is'released to pass outof the lower end of the magazine. i

The type 21 whendischarged from the magazine through the opening 7 ontothe base 1 are positioned in front of a pusher bar 25, see Figures 1, 5and 6, said pusher bar then being in its retracted position. This barhas a butler 26 on its acting end to bear against the type during thepushing of Said bar 25 is preferably guided in its longitudinal movementby a boss 27 on a plate 28, through which it is carried, and the outerend of said bar has connection with a slot 29 in one arm of a bell-cranklever 30 tulcrumed on a bracket or plate 31 secured to the magazine. Tothe other arm of said bell-crank 30 is connected a rod 32 which, at itsupper end is connected to a lever arm 33 pivotally connected to bran ret341- secured to the front wall of the magazine at or near the topthereof and near one side. A similar bracket 34: is also secured to thefront wall of the magazine at or near the top thereof and near itsoppositefiside and having a pivotal connection therewith is an arm 35somewhat similar to the lever arm 33, and connected to said arms 33 and35'and extending across the magazine and in front of, but preferably alittle lower than the keys 13, is a spacer bar 36; The rod 32 which, asshown, connects the spacer bar 36 with the pusher bar 25, has movementthrough a guide plate 37 secured to the shield 14:, see Figures 1. and3. It will thusbe apparent that when a key 13 has been depressed and atripper actuated to release a type, which will drop out of the magazinethrough the opening 7, by thedepressing of the spacer bar 36, and theoscillation of the bell-crank lever 30, the pusher bar 25 isreciprocated to push the type to an assembled position in a shuttle barto be described. The spacer bar and connected parts are returned totheir normal positions by means of a spring 38 connected to thebell-crank lGVBlBO, and the magazine, see Figures 1 and 5. i

The hand stamp designated while it may have an assembled relation withthe base 1 andmagazine 2 so to receive the type 21. fed to it by themechanism previously described for releasingthe type from the magazineand feeding-same to the hand stamp, it is also true that the hand stampis removable from the machine proper to be used by a person wishing tostamp or address packages or boxes intended for shipment, or for otherpurposes.

The hand stamp includes a frame 39 provided with suitable hand holds L0to be gripped byan operator whenv being used. This frame 39 hasdepending'sides 4O providing bea 'in members for shafts 4:1 and 4L2carrying the stamp andinkino rollers meeting the opposite spaced barssl) constituting shuttle. Said bars are connected at one end by thecross-head 50, sec FigureBV The shuttle has a detachable relation withthe stamp roller, by having a slidable relation with the recesses 4-8 intlie'walls of the grooves orirecesses 457, and maybe inserted into orremoved from the roller by grasping the cross-head to insert. or removesaid shuttle, as it is believed, will be understood. The ink roller 44sis spaced above the stamp roller 4L3 the distance the type 21. willprotrude from the stamp roller and to rub thereagainst to be inked,when. rotational movement is given to the. stamp roller by the turningof the crank 45. Secured in the frame 39 above the inking roller 14, isan ink fountain 51, having the converging walls immediately above thehiking roller 44, and the wall 52 thereof is movaltile by means of thethumb screws 53, see Figure bracketed having a slot 55 which receives astud or pin 56 upstanding on one end of the frame 39, and said brackethas depend ing lips or flanges 57 to engage the opposite sides of theframe39. The frame 39 at the opposite end of the hand stamp is providedwith oppositely extending members 58 adapted to rest on upstandingsupports or i ,rests secured to the base l, see Figures 1 and 4. i U

T have also ii'ovided means for turnin the stamping roller 43 sons tobring one .Q i AF or the other 01 the prom es or .I'QCGSSGS +1 intoplineto receive the typeiZl, when the hand stamp is supported on the bilSGOfEthe machine. Such means includes the ratchet wheel 4.6, previouslydescribed as being on the stamping roller shaft, which, when the handstamp issupported as described is in position to be engaged, by aratchet pawl 60 carried on a pushbar 61 passing through and havingabearing 11181117130118 62 on the magazine. A. spring 63 retaining thepush.

bar in outward or normal position and returning the push bar to itsnormal position after each operation. Said push bar 61 has a button 64on one end thereof for the convenience of the operator using themachine.

. When the hand stamp is in position to receive the type, and a grooveor recess 4C7 ot the roller 43 is in alinement with the push bar 25, thedetached ends of the bars &9 of the shuttle abut or are in line withguide bars 65, see Figure 6, formed on. or secured to the plate 28 onthe base 1. Such bars 65 for a portion of their length are spaced thewidth of the shuttle bars 49, and for a portion of their length arewider apart, see

Figure 6, between which portions the type are depositediwhen dischargedfrom the magazine through the discharge opening 7. The said bars 65 havethe beveled portions 66 to guide the type when pushed by the pusher bar25, and causing the narrow spaced portions of the guide bars 65 to enterthe slots or grooves 22 in the opposite sides of the type.

The type as they are pushed forward and along the guide bars 65by thepush bar 25, then enter a groove or recess 47 in the stamp roller 4:3,and when the bars 49 of the shuttle will enter the said slots or grooves22 in the type, see Figure 4. As successive type are discharged from themagazine and are fed or pushed into. the stamp roller 43,they abut withthe preceding type fed therein and the operation of pushing thesuccessive type into the roller will spacethetype adjacent each other insaid stamp roller. I

Providing the-stamp roller 43 withone or more grooves or recesses 47,when a row of type has been assembled therein, itdesired the bar 61 maybeoperated to impart rotational movement of the stamp roller 43 toposition another groove or recess 47'to receive a row of type; and thusit will be un derstood that the roller may have type set therein for onename or more, or a name and an address or other data.

Changes of names and addresses maybe quickly made by removing a shuttleand type held therein; distributing the same in the magazine, by holdingthe shuttle at one end of the distributing gauge, and pushing the typetherealong with the distributing fingers 23 on the type being suspendedon said gauge; the said fingers when they coincide with correspondingsteps on the gauge precipitating the type into their proper compartments8 in the magazine. The operator may then reinsert a shuttle in thegroove or recess 47 in the stamping roller 4-8 and again proceed tospell out the desired data on the keys 13, actuating the trippers 15 torelease the desired type and set up the data desired in the stampingroller. :This done, it is a simple matter to'remove the hand stamp fromthe machine base and use it for the purposes intended, by graspingthehand holds 40.

tripping means operable-in each compartment to control the release'otthe type from said comnartments, operating connections between saidtripping means and and keys,

a spacer bar, and means actuatedby said.

spacer bar for moving the type discharged from the magazinetoassen'ibled position.

2. In amachine ot' the character described, in combination, a typemagazine divided into a plurality of type containing compartments,tripping means controlling the release of the type from eachcompartment, such tripping means acting in a dual capacity to release,stopand again release the individual type, a key-board, type on saidkey-board, one for each compartment, connections between each type andeach individual tri'pper, a spacer bar adjacent the key-board, means topush the type discharged from the magazine to assembled position, andmeans to actuate said pushing means from said spacer bar.

3. In a machine of the character de scribed, in combination, a typemagazine,

tripping means to control the release of the type from the magazine,keys operatively connected with said tripping means, a shuttle toreceive the type discharged from the magazine, means to assemble thetype in said shuttle, and a spacer bar for operating said assemblingmeans. V

4. Ina machine of the character described, in combination, a typemagazine, tripping means to control the release of the type from themagazine, keys operatively connected with said tripping means, a shuttlecomprising parallel spaced bars, type, each having grooves in oppositefaces to receive the spaced bars of the shuttle, means to assemble thetypein saidshuttle, and .a spacer .bar for operating said assemblingmeans.

5. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a typemagazine,.a hand stamp including a roller having one or more typeassembling grooves, a shuttle for each groove, tripping means to controlthe releaseot the type from said magazine, a key-board, keys thereon inoperative connection with said tripping means, means to push the typedischarged from said magazine'onto the shuttles in said stamp roller, aspacer bar, and means to operate said pushing means from said spacerbar.

6, In a machine of the character described, in combination, a typemagazine, a hand stamp including a roller having one or more typeassembling grooves, a shuttle said stamp roller to position its groovesto for each groove, tripping means to control receive the type, a spacerbar, and means to 10 the release of the type from said. magazine,operate said pushing means from said spacer a key-board, keys thereon inoperative eonbar.

a neetion with said tripping means, means to In Witness whereof, I havehereunto push the type discharged from said magaaffixed my hand this28th day of September, zine onto the shuttles in said stamp roller,1920. means to impart rotational movement to GEORGE H. CULE.

